For cool culture, unusual cuisine, and brilliant beer, you can’t beat the midwestern gem of Cincinnati, finds Laura Millar

With its towering skyscrapers, rarefied restaurants, and self-assertive attitude, New York is a tour-de-force city, and one that is well-represented by search engines. Christy Spring emancipates herself from Google and explores NYC by word-of-mouth recommendations

Nick Savage follows in the footsteps of the many poets and novelists during an epic road trip that spans the region from its forests and mountain ranges to its storied city streets

We round up some of our favourite winter ski and snow destinations for those searching for deep snow and backcountry bliss

Searching for powder worth writing home about, adventure writer Tristan Kennedy heads to Utah to explore everything that Park City has to offer, from its fabled backcountry to bobsledding and the bunny slopes

During an adrenaline-pumping photography workshop with Basecamp Events in the peaks and dales of the Swiss Alps, Christy Spring learns to capture the power and splendour of the mountains on her rusty old Canon

Famed for its luxurious offerings and cinematic appearances as much as it is for its stunning pistes, Sölden is alpine luxury distilled to its purest form. Molly Codyre visits the Austrian resort for its Wein am Berg festival

Alex Moore heads to the lesser visited region of Hakuba Valley in the Japanese Alps, where one can experience local culture as much as perfect snow

When it comes to ski destinations, Val d'Isere has a reputation that precedes itself, being one of the most perennially popular spots in the Alps. However, there's a lot more to the town than perfect pistes, finds Christy Spring